I saw SW in the theater 5 times in 1977. And I was 17 - old enough to have a reasonably formed brain. The first 3 times were within the first month of release, in 35mm. The next 2 times were a couple of months later in another city, probably in 70mm. I remember being jarred by the differences between the two experiences. I believe that I saw Luke miss with the grappling hook, but am willing to concede it as a false memory. However, I have not given up (yet) on my having seen the Biggs dialog scene (in the hangar) during each of those first three showings. This is because I remember the entire dialog, including the portion removed for the SE, and I have yet to see what could be the source from which I alledgedly “inserted” this memory. I even remember getting angry when my purchased VHS tape didn’t include this scene, because it made me believe that lots of scenes could be missing and that I had purchased some sort of shortened version of the film.

I also was shocked to see Vader’s ship straighten out, because I remember us all assuming that Vader had died (the first three viewings were all with the same crowd). With his ship straightening out, it is obvious that he survived, and I doubt that all of us would miss that.

I acknowledge that I am probably wrong. Given all the research that has been done, I feel a bit like the crazy old looney clinging to a belief in tea leaves or something.

Oh, I don’t remember more than two "standby"s.